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Pro and Cons of baling wholecrop spring wheat ?

  • 16-07-2014 9:08am
    #1
    seany1994
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    What's the pros and cons compared to forage wholecrop .
    Will the grain crack when baled compared to being milled in forage harvester.
    Also it more efficient price wise

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Sam Kade
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    Rats will be the biggest problem unless you can store bales in a single layer about 18" apart. Plenty storage space needed.


  • #3
    trixi2011
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    baled some barley as whole crop last year, worked ok but if I could put in the pit would be better. Had some mould form on bales due to holing from the sharp end of the straw. Cows loved it but quite a bit of the grain passed threw them without being digested so prob doesn't crack the grain as well as forage. I think if you were to chop the bales it may be better . If in bales you cant carry them over to the next year.


  • #4
    freedominacup
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    trixi2011 wrote: »
    baled some barley as whole crop last year, worked ok but if I could put in the pit would be better. Had some mould form on bales due to holing from the sharp end of the straw. Cows loved it but quite a bit of the grain passed threw them without being digested so prob doesn't crack the grain as well as forage. I think if you were to chop the bales it may be better . If in bales you cant carry them over to the next year.

    You'd find it difficult to carry over in any form. I've never baled wholecrop and would be reluctant to try it tbh.


  • #5
    Neddyusa
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    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Rats will be the biggest problem unless you can store bales in a single layer about 18" apart. Plenty storage space needed.

    Don't let it get too ripe, milky dough stage with some green left in the straw is ideal.
    Chop the bales and pack them well. You'd need six layers of wrap to prevent the sharp ends of the straw puncturing wrap at corners as lads have said....should help to prevent mould much better too.
    If you can stack them off the ground, with a row of grass silage bales under them the rats won't climb so that problem is solved. Still need to protect them from birds though!


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